Month: September 2021
Nissan is testing a more efficient way to recycle rare-earth metals from EV motors
Working since 2017 with Tokyo’s Waseda University, Nissan says it has developed and recently started testing a new recycling process that represents a more efficient and cost-effective way of recovering rare-earth metals from electric motors. The process itself involves heating a used motor to 1,400 degrees Celsius (approximately 2,552 degrees…
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AI computers can’t patent their own inventions — yet — a US judge rules
Should an artificially intelligent machine be able to patent its own inventions? For a US federal judge, the larger implications of that question were irrelevant. In April 2020, the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) ruled that only “natural persons” could be credited as the inventor of a patent, and…
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New study will show misinformation on Facebook gets way more engagement than news
A new peer-reviewed study from researchers at New York University and the Université Grenoble Alpes in France will show that misinformation got six times as much engagement on Facebook as real news, The Washington Post reports. The study looked at posts from the Facebook pages of more than 2,500 news…
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This Lightning cable could steal all your passwords Lightning Cable
After showcasing a fake Lightning cable at Def Con back in 2019, security researcher Mark Grover (also known as MG) is back with a new version of his OMG Cable. While MG’s custom cable may resemble one of Apple’s Lightning cables, its actually part of a series of penetration tools…
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Segway’s robot mower uses GPS to stay on your lawn
Segway is moving into the robot mower market with the Navimow. What sets this model apart from many others is that you don't need to install a boundary wire. Instead, Navimow uses GPS and other sensors to stay within the perimeter of your lawn. A so-called Exact Fusion Locating System…
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NASA’s first lunar rover will scour the moon’s south pole for water in 2023
Once you get offworld, count water among your most valuable resources: drink it, wash in it, use it to power your spacecraft. This humble molecule is critical to space exploration and exoplanetary colonization which is why, ahead of an international effort to establish a permanent human presence on the Moon…
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